Rose & Crown
Northcroft Lane, Newbury (site now Northcroft Surgery), RG14 1BU
Former Rose & Crown at 28 Northcroft Lane; documented from 1796 (PubWiki) through 1970; demolished; site now Northcroft Surgery (opened 1983). Closed Pubs confirms Northcroft Lane + demolition/surgery without an exact year.
Status
Closed
Location
Northcroft Lane, Newbury (site now Northcroft Surgery), RG14 1BU
Type
Pub
Known period
First recorded 1796 · Closed before 1983
Photographs
Shown on the map venue sheet for this place.
History
- First recorded
- 1796
- Closed
- 1983
- before 1983Rose & Crown closes
- LaterClosed Pubs: site of the Rose & Crown is occupied by a doctor's surgery (Phil Wood). Undated on that page — the purpose-built Northcroft Surgery opening in 1983 is recorded separately as a window upper bound, not as an exact pub closure day from Closed Pubs.
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Evidence
Rose & Crown at 28 Northcroft Lane listed in the Newbury 1965 Kelly's / Pub History directory transcription (PubWiki). Snapshot existence observation only — do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance.
probable evidence
Newbury 1965 Pub History Directory
Rose & Crown at 28 Northcroft Lane listed in the Newbury 1970 Kelly's / Pub History directory transcription (PubWiki). Snapshot existence observation only — do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance.
probable evidence
Newbury 1970 Pub History Directory
Rose & Crown listed in the Newbury 1899 Kelly's directory transcription (PubWiki). Point evidence of operation in 1899; street number not given in that directory row title. Do not treat as an opening or closing date.
probable evidence
PubWiki transcription citing Kelly's Directory of Berkshire 1899
Recorded in PubWiki's Newbury 1911 census summary. Treat as a 1911 existence observation; do not infer an opening date.
probable evidence
PubWiki transcription citing 1911 Census
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Rose & Crown on Northcroft Lane has been demolished and the site occupied by a doctor's surgery. No demolition year on that page — do not invent one. Combine with the 1970 directory presence and the 1983 Northcroft Surgery opening for a 1970–1983 window already modelled as closed-before-1983.
Closed Pubs - Rose & Crown, Newbury
Rose & Crown recorded in 1830 with John Walker (Pigot's Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription.
PubWiki - Rose & Crown, Northcroft Lane, Newbury
Rose & Crown recorded in the 1891 census with Mary A Taylor, licensed victualler. — PubWiki secondary transcription.
PubWiki - Rose & Crown, Northcroft Lane, Newbury
Rose & Crown at 28 Northcroft Lane listed in the Newbury 1960 Kelly's / Pub History directory transcription (PubWiki). Snapshot existence observation only — do not infer opening or closing dates from first/last appearance.
probable evidence
Newbury 1960 Pub History Directory
Undated
Closed Pubs: The Rose & Crown was situated on Northcroft Lane, Newbury. Street number 28 comes from PubWiki / Kelly's directory rows, not from the Closed Pubs page. User pin lat 51.402063, lng -1.326213 (location_confidence=exact) for the demolished site now Northcroft Surgery (RG14 1BU).
Closed Pubs - Rose & Crown, Newbury
Undated
Closed Pubs: site of the Rose & Crown is occupied by a doctor's surgery (Phil Wood). Undated on that page — the purpose-built Northcroft Surgery opening in 1983 is recorded separately as a window upper bound, not as an exact pub closure day from Closed Pubs.
Closed Pubs - Rose & Crown, Newbury
Rose & Crown recorded in the 1871 census with Charles Webb, cabman (and household). — PubWiki secondary transcription.
PubWiki - Rose & Crown, Northcroft Lane, Newbury
The Rose & Crown was demolished and its site became Northcroft Surgery; the purpose-built surgery opened in 1983. Pub confirmed in 1970 directories; Closed Pubs confirms demolition + doctor's surgery without a year. Window 1970–1983; upper bound only — not an invented midpoint. Venue end_year=1983 / before.
probable evidence
Closed Pubs - Rose & Crown, Newbury
Rose & Crown recorded in 1796 with Thos Powell (Berkshire Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription. Treat as existence evidence, not an opening date.
PubWiki - Rose & Crown, Northcroft Lane, Newbury
Rose & Crown recorded in the 1881 census with Andrew Taylor, inn keeper. — PubWiki secondary transcription.
PubWiki - Rose & Crown, Northcroft Lane, Newbury
Rose & Crown recorded in the 1901 census with David Wheeler, painter, paperhanger & inn keeper. — PubWiki secondary transcription.
PubWiki - Rose & Crown, Northcroft Lane, Newbury
Rose & Crown recorded in 1931 with Edwd Geo Smith (Kelly's Directory). — PubWiki secondary transcription.
PubWiki - Rose & Crown, Northcroft Lane, Newbury
Name history
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Key dates
Opening
First recorded 1796
Closing
1983
Evidence years
First recorded 1796 · Closed before 1983
Nearby in 1965
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Sources
- Closed Pubs - Rose & Crown, Newbury
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- Closed Pubs - Rose & Crown, Newbury
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